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\ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. Saturday. acgist and nobleat achievements of the magnificent century In which we live, and the movement which places so many periodicals In the bands of the people is in one respect a choice sign of the times. But all these will be but agencies of decay It they are to sound the knell of the old and ever delightful volumes which make for culture and Intellectual immortality. Entered as eecond-cldM mutter Ap-H 28. IMS. at the Poatofftce St Atlanta. Ga.. under act of congress of Kerch 8. U7f. r ~ The Trade Press Is Welcome. The annual meeting of the Southern Trade Presa Association, which la being held In Atlanta today, has brought together ns fine a body of men «a this city has seen in a long time. There are many matters of Interest to themselves and to the South In general which are coming up for discussion during the present session, and this, together with the pleasure Incident to the annual gathering, makes the occasion one to be remembered. Too much cannot be said In commendation of the noble work done by the trade papers of the South. While the upbuilding of this section Is an Important function of the dally press, the latter is. In the very nature of things, a newspaper, first of all. while the sole province of the trade paper Is to stimulate Interest in the industrial and commercial progreas of this section of our common country. • The Georgian la devoting considerable attention to this feature, and its investigations lend to the convic tion, made clear In our columns, that the South Is en joying a period of prosperity such os It has never seen before, and which Is not attained by any other section of the country. There Is a Held for a large number of trade papers in the South. Our dlversifled industries have reached that degree ot Importance that each of them needs a special organ, and the field Is now very extensively covered. President Harman, ot the association, who Is at the head of "Cotton," the largest and most representative journal of tlio cotton trade published in this section of the country, has presided with high ability over the deliberations ot the body and has put through a great deal of valuable work. To the visitors within our gates we extend a hearty welcome. We assure them that The Georgian and the people at large appreciate'their effort* to build up the South along the progressive lines they advocate, and the efficiency of their work will bo shown In the future, as in the past, by the greater prosperity enjoyed by the South. Saturday Evening. It was Coleridge who said that "a book wortli read- Ing Is worth reading twice," and as an Illustration of the TSlu^ and power of thoroughness, Bomeone has said, "Beware of the man of one book.” There are only too many evidences that the Ameri can people of today are disposed toward the superficial and have but little disposition to read nnythtng which cannot be devoured within a comparatively short time, like a magazine article, for instance. In tbla connection some remarkable figures -have recently been given out which show that now periodi cals have been admitted to the malls at the rate of ten a day for. tho pnat ton years, including Sundays and holidays. In other words, during the past decade more than 40,000 weekly and monthly magazines have been established in this country. What is tho contrasting fact In this connection? Twenty-five years ago there were 3,000 book stores in this cosntry, while the number, we are told, has now been reduced to less thnn 1,000. This Is In spite of the fact that during tho past quarter of a century the coun try has greatly Increased In wealth and has grown In population at least fifty per cent. in addition to these facts, collected by Tho New York Times, It should be stated that Germany annually publishes 354 books for every million ot Inhabitants, und Prance 344; that Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland. Austria, Italy, Sweden, and Norway rank In the order given. iOven Russia, with Its vast agrarian population, publishes 85 books annually for every mil lion of inhabitants, while the United States, which by lights should ho one of the most cultured and seliolnriy of all the countries of the globe, nnuunlly publishes only 81 books per million of Inhabitants. This Is Indeed a low proportion iff the number of volumes published annually In.this rountry, nml at the same time we are told thiit the United States publishes 60 per cent ot all tile periodicals In the world. These cold Vucls only need to be reinforced by a mo ment's reflection on the part of the average reader, who will readily recall how many now magazines he has seen on the hook stalls during tho past few years, n great mnjorlty of which apparently make a success, while some of them attain to really remarkable propor tion. There can be no doubt that thero is n larger reading public today than there ever was In the history of the country. The low prlco at which the average periodical can be purchased places It easily within the reach of peo ple who a quarter of a ceqtury ago paid hut little atten tion to periodical literature and perhaps very little to reading of nay kind. * But It Is an Inevitable deduction that with the small amount of bookB published in this country, when com pared to the population, there Is very little exhaustive reading—and therein lies the pity of tt all. That man Is to be uUted Indeed who has never form ed the habit of making fast friendship with hooks—not merely with the author but with some individual volume, which he thumbs and marks and caresses until it ac quires the quality ot an old friend indeed. They thus acquire a character uo leas distinctive thnn an indi vidual. We know the very page to which we can turn in Don Quixote for the Inimitable scene of Sancho's Induction to the governorship of the Island of Baratarla; we remember Just where to find, tn "Paradise Ix»«t," those haunting lines of infinite melody, "Heaven opened wide her ever during gates;" we know Just where we have marked the death scene of Haidee In that surrepti tious "Don Juan” of the long ago; In the essays of Mne- auiay we turn readily to the New Zealander who "takes bis stand on a broken arch of London bridge to sketch the ruins of St. Paul;” we can find "Haimalo” at a glance in "Ninety-Three,” or '"the island valley of Avll- Jon" In the "Idyls of the King.” They are all old friends and welcome us whenever we have a mind, with the old famlltar faces which lend a mellow charm to the luxury of books. The art preservative of arts Is one of the greatest We Salute Them on the Home Stretch. When the shadows fall slant upon another Saturday afternoon, there will have passed Into history the mem ory of the longest and bitterest campaign ever known to Georgia politics. Not even the stern and malignant feeling that dis tressed the dayB of Troup and Clarke, not that brief but bitter campaign between Colquitt and Norwood In 1880, nor yet the fierce rallle* between John B. Gordon and Augustus Bacon, have compared la the remotest degree to this campaign In the length of Its prosecution and In tho bitterness of the personalities which have distin guished its leading candidates. With the pause which rails upon the closing week, and with the softness and calm of the Sabbath which Intervenes before'the strife is renewed, the Impulsed of the hour lead us once more to a general defense of all of the parties mixed In this awful scramble and Into a few general words of personal comment upon each of those engaged. Fifteen months ago' not one of the five clttxens who are leading their rriends and followers In this campaign, had ever been smirched by public abuse or by bitter per sonal criticism. And, six months from today the animus will have died from the breath of the battle, and these five gentlemen will stand up once more before their fel low men in undlmmed repute and in unlmpeached char acter to enjoy the respect of a public which will have easily forgotten the charges born of conflicting ambitions and inspired by factional hate. 1 • We are quite sure mat each of these men, whatever the issue of Wednesday's battle, will be glad when it is over and will rejoice la the peace and tranquillity which wraps four of them in the quietude of individual cltisen- shlp, and which will be compensated by triumph even if it beats fiercely upon one of them in the white light of public station. Gentlemen of Georgia, we salute you all. You are none of you as good or as bad as you have been painted by your friends nnd by your enemies. You are none ot you all saints and we feel aure none of you are all sin ners. You are five strenuous, ambitions, well reputed Georgia citizens exercising your Indisputable right to as pire to public office and to fight according to your natural Instincts and to your natural or creative environment tor the one prize which Is the goal of your several ambitions. You can't all win success, bu\ you can ench deserve It The Georgian, whose preferences In the campaign have never been personal but are now as they have always been attached rather to the Issue than to the personality at stake, with a full and generous good will salutes you all. Col. JAMES M. SMITH, of Oglethorpe, has done his state much sendee and we know It Measured by the definiteness of his achievements in agriculture and hi de velopment, no man In all the scramble has writ more definitely on the' roll ot Georgia's meritorious sons than the farmer candidate ot Smlthonla. His broad acres have been won by hla broad Intelligence, and the teeming crops which have filled his coffers with revenue have also glorified and Inspired the agriculture ot the state. Colonel 8mlth has confined his campaign to a single section of the stnte nnd It Is to be presumed that he covets most of all the Indorsement of his imme diate neighbors, and that within this limited sphere he hopes to build up a following which will give him a commanding Influence In case of a locked convention The farmer candidate has freely given and received his blows In tills campaign. Ho has been criticized and abused and his personal character Impugned. But he has always responded gamely and powerfully to every assault nnd he will doubtless come out of the contest more respected nnd more Influential thnn he ever was before. Col, JOHN H. ESTILL, ot Chatham, Is the only cantM date who has passed through this blistering campaign without a stab or a stroke upon his personal character. With the single exception of the bitter feud which has been voiced tn tho encounter between the redoubtable Colonel D. G, Purse nnd himself, the candidate of South Georgia lms received upon hla mulled breast no blows of venom and no shafts of slander or abuse. He has pur* sued a tranquil and unruffled way, moving with sklft nnd dignity over the field of battle, meeting his friends, mak ing his speeches nnd relying upon a record of remark able business capacity and success. With a large for tune amassed by the patient and Intelligent methods applied to the great profession of Journalism, he has been for more than n scoro of years the exponent and voice of that great section of South Georgia whose metropolis nnd capital Is the beautiful city of Savannah. There can be no doubt that tt tho ballots of Georgia should call him to the capital, Colonel Katlll would make a sound and sate executive, and that neither the state’s credit nor reputation would suffer for a moment In his effec tive hands. • RICHARD RUSSELL has run perhaps the gameyt nnd cleverest race of them all. He started with such small hopes ami with such apparently pitiful possibilities of success that his appearance In this last lap of the race near the front of the procesalon, running almost neck and neck with the foremost candidate, is a colossal and Inspiring tribute to the brains and the energy of this remarkable man.' Without money, without a ring be hind him, without friends except the faithful few (as true as steel to his cause), he has by the sheer force of his eloquence, his earnestness and his persistent courage lit erally forced himself to the front rank of the candidates, and there arc those who say that It the eamiialgn lasted for three weeka longer his very Bpeed and qualities would put him neck ant', neck with the foremost man in the race. Certainly no Georgian who loves fair play and admires courage and earnestness can fall to give unstint ed admiration to the magnificent race which Richard Russell, of Winder, has run. The hearts of the people are with him. They have been won by his self-evident kinship to themselves and the public will be astonished by the size of the vote In the Wednesday primaries. CLARK HOWELL, of The Constitution, has lived a life ot sunshine antf good fellowship in Georgia. He has sprinkled a thousand kindnesses over the fertile soil of good men's hearts, and the fruits of his sowing have come back to him In this crisis of his life. Probably the following of no man In this'race Is so largely and so warmly personal as that of the editor of The Constitu tion. His genial nature, his kindly speech, his long ser vices In the legislature. In the sanctum and upon state and national committees of his party and th many forums of public discussion—all have given him such a hold upon the people that it Is difficult to estimate It, although it is not dlfflcnlt to understand. The Georgian feels that It rendered Mr, Howell a special service In diverting him from the mistake of his earlier canvass to a more tran quil and amiable form' ot discussion. By holding the watch upon him in his first debate with Hoke Smith in Atlanta we called bis attention as it had never been called before to the preponderance of the personal ele ment In bis argument for the suffrage of the state. And with the good judgment which haa always distinguished him, Mr. Howell saw the point, changed his tactics to hla own natural and amiable style and has presented from that time forth his canvass upon ,a different and better plane, and has unquestionably bettered his prospects and multiplied his friends every day since his change of front. It should be said to his credit that with the predictions ot the politicians against him he has fought out hla campaign with a courage and an energy rarely surpassed. He has not seemed for a moment to recognise the danger or the possibility of defeat, but against evil and good report—upon the hustings and In the forum and in the columns of his newspaper, he haa fought with unflagging faith and with consummate skill in the political arena. With powerful friends behind him and with superb agencies sustaining him tn his great newspaper, Mr. Howell has missed no point and skipped no advantage, and in this closing hour he Is fighting as cheerily and as audaciously as If the fight had Just begun. Whether he wins or loses in Wednesday's battle he can have no conscience qualms of efforts slighted or oppor tunities neglected in this campaign. And whether he be governor of Georgia or continues to occupy the even more influential station of editor of The Constitution, he will continue to be the toast of his friends and one of the strongest and most popular men of Georgia and of the South. HOKE SMITH’S SPLENDID ISOLATION! has been the notable and effective thing In his great campaign. As 'little as his opponents may realize it. It has been of the strongest forces that have made his remarkable fol lowing. As has been said of him by one of the strongest and most eloquent of his champions, "he has met in the arena every shape of man and of politician and has never yet lowered his arm. From the beginning until the clos ing hour it has been Hoke Smith against the field. He has literally fought them all. Every personal force In Georgia, and nearly every forceful politician has seem ed to be ranged lit solid raqk against him. It has been charged that every opposing candidate has held it to be his first duty to himself and to his section to elect him self, and his -second duty to defeat Hoke Smith. Whether this be true or not it Is at least evident to . the casual and the impartial observer of The Georgian that the campaign has been held by two fictions, one for Hoke Smith and the other composed «f ' cse opposing him. That he has fought boldly and um;.„.hlngly no lover of fact or of truth can deny. He has met everything that has asked him and had a right to ask him to meet them. He has faced and fought every opposition that was flung against him and, without a whine or a whimper and with out a complaint against the overwhelming odds, he has carried the sword of his logic and fiercest flash of his eye Into the thickest of the fray. And wherever the field was the reddest and the fight the fiercest, the-great bulk of this Isolated candidate baB loomed up unterrifled and terrible to his adversaries. In summing up the merits of the campaign it occurs to the impartial observer in the watch tower of The Georgian that this has been the worst mistake the opposition has made trim the June of 1905 to the August of 1906. The practical unanimity of the opposition has awakened for Mr. Smith the sympathy of the people of Georgia who from time Immemorial have always been disposed to take sides with the fellow who was fighting the field. The splendid isolation Into which this.notable opposition has forced Mr. Smith in his cam paign has been a better card than almost any one he could have played himself. This one man, standing as he has olalmed to stand from the beginning, as the cham pion qf the rights and the interests of the common peo- pie and -of the Caucasian race and fighting as one man against four men, has been a spectacle-that has appealed to the people ot Georgia In the most dangerous and elteo tlve way. Not many mistakes have been made by the opposition in this campaign, but the one great mistake is to have permitted such an alignment as to have framed Hoke Smith In n splendid isolation as the people's cham pion fighting against all the forces ot opposition In the state. Well, the battle will be over within three days. The field ot the primaries rushes white on ou.- sight and the clans are all gathered in battle array. The eyes of the people who form the army of the reserve which is to turn the scale of battle in this mighty struggle, must be kept clear and undimmed In the comprehension ot the Issues which dominate the personalities of the campaign. Not men but measures, not porsousiltles but policies. Not the politicians but the people, not the office but the state. With this shibboleth let the ballot proceed. Let the great people pass upon the man who shall represent In best and truest form the measures, the pollctM and the principles In which they believe. The battle Is on and may tbe best man with the best platform win on Wednesday for Georgia and for the South. Growth and Progress of the New South Jng attention. . A Week’s Developments The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index, published at Columbus, Ga., has now reached its tenth number. Its special field is the Industrial growth of the South, and particularly of these two states. It will give each week, In aucctnct form, the lateet and moet accurate Information ot Induatrlal en terprises and new bulldlnge of varioua kinds. The current Issue Is replete with Information of this kind; “Continuous and Increasing Industrial development In Georgia and Ala bama Is revealed by the reports of new enterprises and the enlargement of established Industries In this week's Issue of The Index. A feature of the week's news Is the decision of various progressive cities In the two states to pave streets. Install sewerage systems and make other Improvements of a public character. The erection of new school houses and the enlargement of present educational facilities Is also a marked feature. "Among the new enterprises of the week are 5 banks, bottling plant, business college, 23 corporations, artesian well, 2 cotton exchanges, 1 gas plant, 2 Ice factories, 5 Insurance companies, 3 churches, city hall, court house, 2 depots, library. Masonic temple, paving plans of four cities, 1 postoffice building, many new residences, sewerage systems projected by 3 cities, 9 school houses, telephone exchange, Toung Men's Christian Associ ation building. 2 warehouses, waterworks systems projected, 4 lumber com panies, 3 mining companies, neckwear factory, plow factory, poultry farm, 3 power plants, charters for two railroads applied for and considerable rail road extension projected, show-case factory, soda water plant, steamboat line, 10 new business houses, fertilizer factory.” “N O, Harold, you can not have a frankfurter—you can't tell what they ‘ are made of. I don’t rare If they do taste good—you can’t tell what the taste Is made of, either. The trusts are terrible things, and the beef trust Is worse, although I don’t see why they call It the beef trust when It has nothing to do with beef. ’•Run on and bathe now. And you and Ethel take care of Baby, nnd it you see he’s going to catch cold bring him out. What’s that you say? How are you going to tell when he’s going to catch cold? Will you do as you’re told—run on, now, Into the wat£r, but don’t get too wet. •‘Kthel! Don’t go too far out. You can touch bottom? Never mind; I don’t want you to go out so far. Why, J remember a cousin of my-slster-ln- law’s child who went out too far, nnd she was drowned and her hair was all sand. t “Where’s baby? “Where’s Baby? "WHERE'S BABY? “Find my child. If you men had spark of manhood you’d swim out ami get him. You dont’ know where he Is or where he went? That's no reason—I don’t know, either. . “Ethel! Ethe-e-e-1! Har-o-o«o-ld! Where's baby? Where’s Harold? “Oh, there you are, Harold. Have you seen Baby? He’s In the sand—In the sand? What do you mean? You were playing pirate and he was your captive, and you burled him. You buried him—Where? Where? Where, you young monster? “You'll dig him up? “I should think, you would. Fly! Hurry! "Oh. Babyums, Mummer's ownest darling. Is urns Ickle eyes full of sand? What did you sav, Ethel—the sand man's comet You heartless girl. Come, Babyums; you and Mommer ‘ will have a lemonade. No, you need not come, Ethel; nor you, Harold. Just stay there; pirates don’t drink lemon ade. “Now, Bnby, we’re back again. See brother splashing In the water. Run away and play now In the sand, and be a good boy. “Harold, what are you splashing so much for? Have you caught some thing? Yes—What Is It? “It’s Ethel? “Where Is she? “She’s under the water—you’re hold ing her under to see if she can stay without breathing while you count slxty-flve—you—you— “Let your sister up this Instant—pull her up at once—bring her here stantly. She can’t walk—well, carry her. I can't get my new pumps wet. "She’s* fainted. You’ve killed your sister’’ (Zing! Zingl) “Here, you man, what are you do- Ing—kidnaping my child? What— you’re going to give her lemonade! Oh, first aid. Hurry up, then; I wdnt to catch the next boat home. “Harold—oh, that boy’s fighting! It’s disgraceful. Stop instantly, Har old! Do you hear me? Come here, sir. “Why were you hitting that pretty little boy? Why—because he said things about your mommer? "That’s a good boy, to stick up for his mother. What did he say? “What? He said his mother was fatter than yours? "Harold! If ever I catch you fight ing again”— CHEAPER STREET CAR FARES. To the Editor of Tho Georgian: I am this day sending a communica tion to the mayor and city council of Atlanta urging them to pass some measure to secure for the public a re duction in the price of street car tick ets by the Georgia Railway and Elec tric Company, when purchased in quantities. Knowing of your Interest In matters pertaining to the public welfare, l feel sure you will be willing to make such editorial comment as you may deem advisable. With best wishes to The Georgian, I am. Very truly youra, - JAMES N. HORNE. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 3, 1901. CAROLINA’S POET CANDIDATE. To the Editor of The Georgian: Oa Wells, of Newberry, who two years ago gained for himself quite a reputation as a poet while making the race for county commissioner, has again made his appearance In the county campaign for re-election, and circulars, contajnlng "a few disagree able rhymes,’’ in his own words, have been scattered broadcast over the county. The poet laureate of Newber ry, during the last race for this office, delighted to term himself “The One- Eyed Mocking Bird,*’ but he haa now dropped such noma de plume and his poems appear over his signature. In his first poem Mr. Wells pays his respects to a “bad Jumping cow,’’ hav ing the following to say regarding the campaign: “It Is disagreeable to remove the beam so you can see the mote, Or to be hampered with an obnoxious law that you can’t solicit a vote, Or to see a muster ground bully try ing to raise a row; But there la nothing so disagreeable as a bad jumping cow.” At the conclusion of six verses along this strain the poet then becomes quite reminiscent, taking himself back to his childhood days before the war, and pays homage to the “Old Confed.” The closing verse of this latter is as fol lows: “We are taxed with tolls and cares, Our shoulders stooped with the weight of many years; We once stood erect, considered kind and brave, But now we are leaning, bending over the grave.” At the conclusion of these two rhymes, and apparently as a last ap peal to the voter for hts ballot and support, the muse bursts forth In Joy ful accents, exclaiming: •Boys, don’t pay any attention to what you henr about my hoary locks, But drop my name In the ballot box," after which It Is left to the voter. In the meantime Mr. Wells Is receiving assurances from his many friends throughout the county that he will be re-elected by a handsome majority. ShoulcL. these predictions prove true, the people of Newberry will have an other opportunity to read a selection or two from the pen of the poet lau reate, his invariable custom being to thank the voters In rhyme for their support at the ballot box. The primary will be held the latter part of August. HARRY W. DOMINICK. . Newberry, S. C. i GOSSIP I By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. N.w . -rk, At... _/.wt y. „ ot been because of an awml sqneczin. their former master gave their hreth ren In Wail street yesterday, hut r,, r some reaaon or other the two Alaskan bears given to the bronx by E. H. Harrlman were In a vile state of temper after the phenomenal i umD In Union Pacific and Southern Pm-uic and came very near making a meal nt their keeper In the presence ot a Kre .| crowd of sfght-seers. * eai The two big bears were presented ■the zoo by Harrlman nnd arrived ye, terday, after a long voyage from .hi Cadlan Islands, off the Alaskan Jn When they had been transferred to ti,. great cage, 75 feet square, in the bear den. the keeper fed them meat, bread nnd potatoes, in the presence of th. big crowd. ' The animals got into a fight over • particularly large piece of meat. The keeper seizing a pronged stick, rushed Into the cage to separate them. The beasts stopped fighting among them, selves and ran the keeper Into the far corner of the cage. The keeper shout- ed for help and the crowd also yelled Other keepers came and saved him It was a hard day for bear. One by one the Standard oil crowd falls Into line as the friends of t h« public. Walter Jennings, son-in-law of William Rockefeller, Is the l a te,t example. He has thrown open to the public the casino and the surroundln, lawns of hts magnificent estate. Burr* wood, at Cold Springs Harbor, I, j. Frofn 8 o'cloek In the morning until | o'clock In the evening any one may u*. the casino dancing pavilion and the grounds, and the millionaire has ntted up thirteen rooms In the hand sums building as free baths. Mrs. Robert Lees Arnot. daughter of At Adams and divorced wife of a Mexi can ranch owner, Is finding It a hard matter to get re-married. She secured ft license to wed o Mr. Napoleon, a Frenchman well known at Newport After vainly trying to find one to tie the knot In Rhode Island, they went to Fall River. Whether or not they have yet been married Is not known up to this time. Miss Virginia Hamed Is to succeed Mrs. Leslie Carter-Payne as a Helasco star. This announcement Is made on the heels of the news that Mrs. Carter- Payne had signed a contract with Charles B. Dillingham, and It Is said Miss Hamed will be under the man agement of David Belasco for the com ing season, tt not for several seas in'. The play In which Miss Hained will star has practically been decided on. In the drawings for the national lawn tennis tournament, beginning at the Newport casino next Thursday, Harold Vanderbilt, Sidney J. Smith nnd Francis J. Otis art among the mem bers of the cottage settlement entered. More than passing Interest Is cen tered In Harold Vanderbilt, who has become a clever player, and the young er sot are making wagers he will make a good showing. So It will be Harold Vanderbilt who will be the feature of the tournament. It Is the time for the "free-lunch fiend” to feel bad now. Dispatches from Chicago are to the effect that In a raid men were found preparing de cayed pork and beef Into a semblance of Its original form for the saloon trade. More than 25,009 pounds of the stuff were found. The town of Hackensack Is looking for a new dog-catcher, because Thomas Grecnhaus pulled the curl out of the tall of Mrs. Gelseifhaben's pug dog and resigned when charged with cruelty. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. - AUGUST 18. 1610—Hlr Richard Etnpsbu ami Edmund Pud- ley executed on Tower Hill. 1569—l’ope Paul IV died. 1587—Virginia Bare, lirat white child !■ America, born. 1612—Guido Held, famous pnlnter. died. 1780— Engagement at Fishing Creek, S. l\ 1830— Emperor Franeli Joseph of Austria- Hungary bom. 1840—Bridge at Albany, N. Y„ fell, killing twenty lanqile. 1866—Austria concluded concordat with Home, giving pope great power iu Auatrln. 1862— First tone ot poatal currency. 1864—Helmut* of the Weldon railroad. 1880— Ole Bull, fnumtlH violinist, died. Hero February 6, 1810. 18N6—Oermnn corvette Augusta lost In th** Bed Hen with 285 officer* nml men. 1889— M, Bnmnln, husband of Hnrnb Peru* Imrdt, tiled. 1890— Bavin Balt on nwnin across the tingiM Ninimel on bin bnek. 1S91—Earthquake iu Martinique; 3H> persons 0 killed. _ 1S94— Anna nil nation of Admiral ItnsvIsoB, count funding Russian naval force*. RETURNING TO ATLANTA FROM LONG JOURNEY. TO THE LORD GENERAL (CROM WELL) BRYAN. t-inttil our chief of who through n Not of war only, but detractions rude, Guided by faith nnd uuitcblenn fortitude. To peace and truth fby glorious way bast tbei* __ -jev pursued, 'onnecfletit is now by thee subdued. Ohio's fields ce*4miid thy prnljws loud. Jersey sends her wreath; yet much Ills state. Nebraska, thousand* at bin bidding speed, And post o’er land nml ocean without rest— They also serve who only stand and wait ”or Job*. Avenge thy slaughtered saints, whose I mnes Je scattered on the Boeky Mountains cold; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 18.—John To«le, ot the Atlanta Automobile Com pany, Is In Savannah with the large touting machine In which he ju»t com pleted a trip of 6,000 miles. He will remain In Savannah until when he will leave for Atlanta. in® car Is the property of Mr. George in- man, president of the Atlanta Automo bile Company. WHEN OLD JOHN D. COMES HOME. By JAMES J. MONTAGUE. “Boost the price of gasoline!” fried Rogers, with n scowl: “Hike the tax on kerosene. And let consumers howl. , For old John B. I* coming home, *' ,r * with all your wills , , To get a few more billion buck* In the tills: , . „ For what's the I'. 8. public for except pay bis bills , , ...itnjr Ere be set* forth upon the * ocean?” tJUinn A. 1 IIIISSMI, w • i•• a -_,j ’Squeeze the shorts nml get the conns ”* ride the kickers out; _ Kl _ nli( j | 1(B when old John iNUtds. Atlanta, Go. —James J. Booling. Take every sucker's cash off him him If he yips: Today's, the day the liner ships. . . . ro Ami all Ids loving countrymen h.i'» *• nosHn* tltm , When he Is on the rnrlug. tearing “flwirge three per thon. for ga* today. Halil Bedford, with a frown. “And have the burners soldered »I • Ho folks enn't turn ’em .. , n .ill Hlx sheriffs wait tor old John B- 1 him off the rail. *„. 3 Ami dap the Imll nml chain on him «